M.V. keeps size of real estate signs in place

MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo City Council on Monday voted to keep intact its guidelines governing the size of real estate signs.

In July, the council voted to increase the size of real estate signs from four square feet to a maximum of 16 square feet per site.

City officials had initially wanted to keep the signs at four square feet, but received a lot of backlash from the real estate industry. The council ended up increasing the size to 16 square feet per site, which has eliminated clutter and reduced violations, according to a city staff report.

At one point, the city had 103 violations. Those cases have now been closed, the staff report states.

In January, the council received an update on the newly adopted guidelines. Councilwoman Cathy Schlicht then asked staff to bring the issue back to consider rescinding the ordinance it adopted in July.